Her relentless can-do attitude led her to volunteer for Iraq. And then to volunteer for the Lioness Program, which provides female Marines for searches of Iraqi women to respect Muslim cultural mores.

Parcell was killed Feb. 7 in Anbar province when a woman she was searching blew herself up with a suicide vest. Parcell had started doing the searches a week before and was three weeks from going home.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Soldiers' Angels

Soldiers' Angelsis a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization that supports our current and veteran service members with a number of programs including adopting soldiers for care packages and letters around the world, transitional back packs for the wounded at hospitals in the US, Germany and in combat theaters, and VET Packs for our veterans at VA hospitals around the country.

We're looking for a few good people who will help us help those who have and continue to serve our nation and our people.